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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4555333 | Self-purging separator A self-purging separator for separating impurities from fluid intermittently pumped from a well or the like having a segregating device adapted to be received in such a well for segregating impurities from the fluid for descent of the impurities in such a... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4526238 | Land leveling device A land leveling device having a frame supported on wheels for earth traversing movement forwardly thereof; a first pair of blades borne by the frame in rearwardly convergent oblique relation to each other; a second pair of blades borne by the frame rearwa... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4505063 | Night fishing signal A night fishing signal for use with a fishing pole having a fishing disposition, the signal having a flexible, light transmitting outer container which has a bulbous end portion and is provided with a first chemiluminescent reactant; a second, breakable c... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4501333 | Disc type agricultural implement Disclosed is an agricultural implement for cultivating about trees and vines. The implement includes a frame that mounts four gangs of disc blades, two forward and two aft. The disc blade gangs are relatively movable to set up a variety of discing pattern... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4498277 | Method for harvesting narrowly spaced rows of plants, method for converting conventional apparatus for such harvesting and apparatus for such harvesting A method for picking closely spaced rows of plants using a harvesting machine having spindle-type picking heads; a method of modifying a conventional harvesting machine to harvest closely spaced rows of plants; and a harvesting machine having spindle-type... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4495893 | Method for eliciting responses by animals to moving, visually discernible stimuli, and apparatus for providing a moving visually discernible stimulus A method for eliciting responses from animals to moving, visually discernible stimuli; and an apparatus for providing a moving visually discernible stimulus for eliciting responses from animals.... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4494543 | Instrument for extracting splinters An instrument for extracting splinters and the like, having a hollow elongated handle; a pair of resilient arms, the arms being mounted externally on the handle, having jaws disposed outwardly of a tip end of the handle, and extending along the handle tow... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4483133 | Work implement A work implement having a tubular handle, a tool having tines mounted within the handle for movement between an extended position and a retracted position, and a pendulum-action tool mounted on the handle.... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4480402 | Method and apparatus for plant culture The method including the steps of growing plants supported on a structure with pendant portions of the plants extending downwardly therefrom and moving the pendant portions of the plants upwardly over the plants prior to harvest. The apparatus having a co... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4472842 | Pool skimmer and method of using it A pool skimmer having an elongated, floating barrier constructed of a plurality of rigid, elongated floats disposed in end-to-end relation and covered by flexible netting, one end of the barrier having a member for anchoring the one end in engagement with... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4461598 | Machine for installing drip irrigation conduit A machine for installing drip irrigation conduit consisting of a horizontally extended hose and upright risers spaced along the hose, the machine being adapted to move along a predetermined track of conduit installation; the machine having a pair of coult... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4461731 | Carburetor An improved carburetor having a mixing passage adapted for connection to an internal combustion engine, a pair of venturi plates pivotally mounted in the passage positioned in response to vacuum generated by the engine, a fuel spray bar extended across th... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4454961 | Package dispensing mechanism for vending machine A package dispensing mechanism for a vending machine, the mechanism being particularly adapted for dispensing cylindrical packages in a single column, of a single or a multiple depth stack. The mechanism has a cylindrical bucket open at one side and mount... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4455304 | Composition for repelling birds A composition for repelling birds, the composition having as active ingredients finely divided dried pepper from pungent fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum and finely divided dried garlic and typically being diluted by inert, finely divided mineral ma... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4438945 | Assembly for mounting a work object on a vehicle or the like An assembly for mounting a work object on a vehicle or the like in a predetermined position relative to a pair of members borne by the venicle, the assembly having a first component mountable on one of the members adjacent to the predetermined position an... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4439224 | Plant growth regulator and method for the use thereof A plant growth regulator having a composition including poly[oxyethylene(dimethyliminio)ethylene(dimethyliminio) ethylene dichloride]N,N-dimethylpiperidinium chloride and method for the application thereof.... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4439174 | Box-erecting machine A box-erecting machine characterized by a squaring mechanism for squaring and delivering box blanks to a receiving station, said blanks being characterized by depending leading and trailing minor flaps, a driven reciprocating carriage supported for rectil... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4428576 | Suspended cycle riding device A suspended cycle riding device having an upright column; an arm extended across and rotationally mounted on the upper end of the column; a pair of cycle frames individually suspended at their upper portions from the opposite ends of the arm by a pivot fo... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4420168 | Device for handling refuse or the like material A device which is for handling refuse or the like material; which has a container having a bottom surface provided with a pair of intersecting and downwardly open grooves, a pair of wheel recesses disposed at the opposite ends of one groove, and a mountin... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4415014 | Bead breaking tool A portable bead breaking tool for use with a large tire mounted in an operating position on a wheel rim, the tool having a frame which spans the tire and is adjustable for wheel rims of different widths, a pair of shoes mounted on the frame for individual... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4414795 | Shaking apparatus An apparatus for shaking a work object, the apparatus having an arm adapted to be mounted on a vehicle for earth traversing movement in a predetermined direction of travel substantially parallel and in spaced relation to a work zone; a pair of jaws mounte... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4414701 | Device for cleaning a hose coupling A device for cleaning a hose coupling having external screw threads and an adjacent concentric, axially disposed face, the device having an externally graspable tubular element provided toward one end with internal, interrupted screw threads mating with t... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4413972 | Device for use in making doughnuts A device for use in making doughnuts or the like having a partition of inverted frusto-conical form provided with a central opening; an inner tubular ring extended downwardly from the partition in circumscribing relation to the opening; an outer tubular r... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4412692 | Appliance for a book or the like An appliance for a book or the like having an outer panel with portions for securing the outer panel on the book, and a member mounted on the outer panel movable to and from a position within the book for marking a selected portion of the book.... | 11/01/1983 |
| 4411642 | Carton-erecting machine The invention is embodied in a high-speed case-erecting machine characterized by a bottom-feed hopper, a pneumatic picker and a pair of live transfer rollers for transferring from the hopper flattened, knocked-down cases to be received at a case-squaring ... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4411176 | Assembly for installing chains An assembly for installing chains or the like on dual wheels having corresponding outer peripheral surfaces and facing sidewalls, the assembly having a plate dimensioned for engagement with the outer peripheral surfaces of the dual wheels; a capturing mem... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4411038 | Pneumatic cleaning system A pneumatic cleaning system for particulate bulk material such as raisins, seeds, nuts, and the like, the system having a reciprocating screen onto which the material is delivered in a layer for travel across the screen; a top hood and a bottom hood mount... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4410044 | Method for orienting well casing and other tubular work objects and device therefor A method for orienting well casing and other tubular work objects of differing transverse dimension relative to each other including the steps of positioning the work objects telescopically relative to each other in such a manner that when the work object... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4391410 | Sprinkler with transversely mounted splash plate A sprinkler having a body with a fluid receiving portion, having a cutting edge deployed to cut out a portion of a conduit during installation thereon to receive the fluid receiving portion, and an opposite fluid discharging portion; an arm mounted on the... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4385584 | Boat anchor An improved boat anchor assembly including an anchor shank having a pair of penetrating flukes pivotally connected thereto and supported for angular displacement about an axis normally related to the longitudinal axis of the shank, motion limiting stops m... | 05/31/1983 |
| 4383389 | Pollinating machine A pollinating machine for use with plants growing in a row and having blossoms pollinated by compressing transversely of the row, the machine being mounted for movement along the row and having a pair of axially upright, cylindrical rollers spaced transve... | 05/17/1983 |
| 4383779 | Cleansing device with door for drip catching A cleansing device for use in a substantially erect attitude, the device having a housing with a grasping portion and a cleansing portion and a passage extending through the housing interconnecting the grasping and cleansing portions; a conduit mounted on... | 05/17/1983 |
| 4382470 | Method and well casing A method and casing for a well in which the casing has a conduit formed by a substantially tubular wall defining an interior and an exterior for the conduit and having an opening extending through the wall to establish a path for fluid movement into the i... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4380294 | Apparatus for assorting articles according to size An apparatus for assorting articles, such as fruits, according to size, the apparatus having a conveyor which includes a pair of belts disposed in transversely upwardly divergent, V-shaped relation for transporting articles rested on the belts through a p... | 04/19/1983 |
| 4373232 | Poultry cutting machine A poultry cutting machine having a pair of downwardly convergent, horizontally elongated dorsal guides and a pair of elongated, upwardly covergent ventral guides parallel to the dorsal guides and defining therewith a path of travel along the guides for a ... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4373530 | Surgical stitching instrument A surgical stitching instrument of forceps-like construction having a pair of arms pivotally interconnected for movement about an axis and respectively terminating in a suture holder which has a needle receiving slot and notches on opposite sides of the s... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4372063 | Brush clearing apparatus for a bulldozer blade A brush clearing apparatus for a bulldozer blade having a rake pivotally mounted on the blade for movement about an axis along the upper edge of the blade between an operational position in which the rake engages the bulldozing face of the blade and a ret... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4354786 | Apparatus for stacking containers on a pallet An apparatus for stacking containers on a pallet, the apparatus having a conveyor for transporting a horizontal pallet to a loading station, a horizontal plate moving horizontally to and from the loading station in superimposed relation to a pallet in the... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4353295 | Wire tying fixture A wire tying fixture for use with a pair of wires having individual loops adapted to intertie when overlapped and subsequently tensioned, the fixture having an open-ended, downwardly slotted longitudinal channel adapted to receive the wires thrust loop-fi... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4350339 | Combined dice and card game apparatus A combined dice and card game apparatus having a board with an upwardly disposed planar surface and a recess in the surface provided with a plurality of dice fixed in spaced relation within the recess, the dice having individual upwardly disposed sides su... | 09/21/1982 |
